I want to scream in some mix of terror and heartbreak over how fucking good this show is.
I'm not even sure I can put my finger on what it is that makes me love this show so much, except for maybe everything? Right now I'm hating the fact that it is too late in the evening for me to start season 2 immedeatly, because I have a stupid presentation tomorrow and I can't be a zombie for that. Good grief.
Lost is simply so compelling. I feel like I am going to forever gush about how well-written the characters are, how subtle the plot-twists, how good the dialogue how intense and emotionally invested I become. A show hasn't gotten me this completely invested since Buffy the Vampire Slayer or the early seasons of rebooted Doctor Who. And while I can pin-point with deadly accuracy why these shows speak so deeply to me, with Lost... it's everything. It's everything about the show. I feel like the first season has been made just for me, like a carefully wrapped gift, just lying there waiting until I stumbled upon it. And these last two (three) episodes... by god. Mindblowingly perfect. There were so many moments that just left me stunned, so I'm just going to list them here:
- Sun making the translation-book for Jin, and them reconciling before he takes off. Ugh, my heart
- Kate asking for Sawyer before leaving, and looking sad when she realizes they won't be able to say goodbye - and this thinking of how well the last time they spoke went
- Sawyer finally telling Jack that he spoke with his father
- Michael and Walt and the contrast of them before the crash and now
- Michael and Jin's friendship
- Jack switching the backpacks
- 'Who the hell is Hugo and why's he got 160 million dollars to leave to his mom?'
- Danielle's desperate plan. The reveal of who really attacked Claire first (and I wonder, is that what drew the 'Others' attention to the baby in the first place?)
- Arzt blowing up (jesus fucking christ. But I love the show semi-acknowledging the whole 'red-shirt' complex. There's the hero-clique and then there's the disposable other people. Having Arzt ranting on about it was perfect. How does this show blend humor so well with seriousness? It's amazing)
- Hurley seeing the numbers
- Shannon's happiness at seeing Sayid back after the Danielle-and-baby chase
- Claire getting her baby back
- Seeing everyone on the plane
- The final reveal.
'I heard them whisper. They said they wanted the boy.' HOW THE FUCKING FUCK DID I NOT REALIZE??? It's been hinted at before - Michael was specifically entrusted with Walt because he was 'strange, not quite normal'. And then he says 'don't open the hatch', but that's all there is: everything else we've seen of him has been a normal ten-year old boy. Talk about a red herring. And of course you realize something is wrong when something shows up on the radar almost immedeatly, but I never thought this... This is so excellent and I love it so much!
Going to sleep now so I can keep awake tomorrow and marathon season 2 because dammit.
I'm not even sure I can put my finger on what it is that makes me love this show so much, except for maybe everything? Right now I'm hating the fact that it is too late in the evening for me to start season 2 immedeatly, because I have a stupid presentation tomorrow and I can't be a zombie for that. Good grief.
Lost is simply so compelling. I feel like I am going to forever gush about how well-written the characters are, how subtle the plot-twists, how good the dialogue how intense and emotionally invested I become. A show hasn't gotten me this completely invested since Buffy the Vampire Slayer or the early seasons of rebooted Doctor Who. And while I can pin-point with deadly accuracy why these shows speak so deeply to me, with Lost... it's everything. It's everything about the show. I feel like the first season has been made just for me, like a carefully wrapped gift, just lying there waiting until I stumbled upon it. And these last two (three) episodes... by god. Mindblowingly perfect. There were so many moments that just left me stunned, so I'm just going to list them here:
- Sun making the translation-book for Jin, and them reconciling before he takes off. Ugh, my heart
- Kate asking for Sawyer before leaving, and looking sad when she realizes they won't be able to say goodbye - and this thinking of how well the last time they spoke went
- Sawyer finally telling Jack that he spoke with his father
- Michael and Walt and the contrast of them before the crash and now
- Michael and Jin's friendship
- Jack switching the backpacks
- 'Who the hell is Hugo and why's he got 160 million dollars to leave to his mom?'
- Danielle's desperate plan. The reveal of who really attacked Claire first (and I wonder, is that what drew the 'Others' attention to the baby in the first place?)
- Arzt blowing up (jesus fucking christ. But I love the show semi-acknowledging the whole 'red-shirt' complex. There's the hero-clique and then there's the disposable other people. Having Arzt ranting on about it was perfect. How does this show blend humor so well with seriousness? It's amazing)
- Hurley seeing the numbers
- Shannon's happiness at seeing Sayid back after the Danielle-and-baby chase
- Claire getting her baby back
- Seeing everyone on the plane
- The final reveal.
'I heard them whisper. They said they wanted the boy.' HOW THE FUCKING FUCK DID I NOT REALIZE??? It's been hinted at before - Michael was specifically entrusted with Walt because he was 'strange, not quite normal'. And then he says 'don't open the hatch', but that's all there is: everything else we've seen of him has been a normal ten-year old boy. Talk about a red herring. And of course you realize something is wrong when something shows up on the radar almost immedeatly, but I never thought this... This is so excellent and I love it so much!
Going to sleep now so I can keep awake tomorrow and marathon season 2 because dammit.
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